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Chem Commun (Camb)
; 46(13): 2289-91, 2010 Apr 07.
Article
in English
| MEDLINE
| ID: mdl-20234935
ABSTRACT
A facile oxidation for the clean conversion of benzo[b]thiophenes to their corresponding sulfones is described employing an aqueous solution of H(2)O(2) and P(2)O(5); the solution can be prepared and stored on a multi-gram scale with a shelf-life of up to two weeks.